Pakistan's ODI and T20I team announced for AUS and ZIM tour, Babar Azam will not play in Zimbabwe

 

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced Pakistan's ODI and T20 squads for the Australia and Zimbabwe tours on Sunday, 27 October. It is worth noting that Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi have returned to the team who were recently rested for the last two matches of  the home Test series against England. 

All three star players of Pakistan have been selected in the ODI and T20 team against Australia, but they have not been selected for the Zimbabwe tour. PCB wants to rest Babar, Naseem and Shaheen, due to which they have taken this decision. Also know that the team's wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan will also not play the T20 series against Zimbabwe, because the management has also decided to give him rest. However, he will be available for the Australia tour and the ODI series against Zimbabwe.

It is worth noting that Pakistan will play a three-match ODI series against Australia from November 4, the last match of which will be played in Perth on November 10. After this, the T20 series will begin, the three matches of which will be played from November 14 to November 18.

If we talk about Pakistan's Zimbabwe tour, the ODI series will start from October 24 and the last match will be played on November 28. The T20 series will start from December 1 and the last match will be played on December 5. Pakistan will play all the matches in Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Pakistan is going to play three ODIs and three T20 matches in Zimbabwe too.

Pakistan's ODI and T20 squad for Australia tour

Pakistan ODI squad:  Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan T20 squad:  Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufian Moqim, Usman Khan

Pakistan's ODI and T20 squad for Zimbabwe tour

Pakistan ODI squad:  Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Danial, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani and Tayyab Tahir

Pakistan T20 squad:  Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Hasibullah (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufian Mokim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan